Oxford City & University Walking PRIVATE GROUPS Tour | La Vacanza Travel

Oxford City & University Walking PRIVATE GROUPS Tour

Duration: 90 to 120 minutes
Destination: United Kingdom, England, Oxford
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  • 90 to 120 minutes
  • Oxford
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Oxford & England's history will be brought alive on this private guided walking tour of the city and university traditions. Storytelling about student life, college traditions, Henry VIII, Bloody Mary, CS Lewis, Tolkien & even Harry Potter! 

You may request any special interests for the tour eg sciences or arts or writers in Oxford etc. We generally always include entrance into at least one Harry Potter film site on this tour too (where and when possible).

Requests for a tour in your foreign language must be received at least 48 hours notice & are therefore also subject to whether a bilingual guide happens to be available or not. Requests for a tour in a foreign language also have a marginal additional cost to book.

Includes entry fees inside one or more colleges or the Divinity school at the Bodleian.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Bodleian Library Bodleian Library Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BG England

We will introduce this venue but please note that the Bodleian library never permit guides to take tours inside the library.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: St John's College, St. Giles, Oxford OX1 3JP England

Which college we will see inside will vary from day to day, depending on what is open but generally we see inside one to two colleges and we pass by and introduce many other colleges too

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Exeter College, Turl Street, Oxford OX1 3DP England

This is one of multiple colleges which we will introduce on the route. There are 38 colleges at Oxford university and which colleges we may visit inside varies from one day to the next, depending on which colleges may be open.

Exeter has a £3 entry fee.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Wadham College, 17 Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PJ England

This is one of multiple colleges which we will introduce on the route. There are 38 colleges at Oxford university and which colleges we may visit inside varies from one day to the next, depending on which colleges may be open.

Wadham has a £3 entry fee, if you enter with the guide. It's otherwise free entry without a guide.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Balliol College, Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BJ England

This is one of multiple colleges which we will introduce on the route. There are 38 colleges at Oxford university and which colleges we may visit inside varies from one day to the next, depending on which colleges may be open.

Balliol has a £3 entry fee. If we visit inside this college, we usually spend about 20 minutes here.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Bridge of Sighs, New College Ln., Oxford OX1 3BL England

This famous landmark is always featured on our tours

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Sheldonian Theatre, Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3AZ England

We always introduce this famous Oxford sight.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Radcliffe Camera, Radcliffe Square, Oxford OX1 4AJ England

This is one of multiple famous sights which we will introduce on the route. This venue is never open to visit inside.

Duration: 5 minutes

Pass By: Brasenose College, Radcliffe Square, Oxford OX1 4AJ England

This is one of multiple colleges which we will introduce on the route. There are 38 colleges at Oxford university and which colleges we may visit inside varies from one day to the next, depending on which colleges may be open.

This college is not open to public.

Pass By: All Souls College, High Street, Oxford OX1 4AL England

This is one of multiple colleges which we will introduce on the route. There are 38 colleges at Oxford university and which colleges we may visit inside varies from one day to the next, depending on which colleges may be open.

Sometimes we visit inside this college. It is free entry, when open.

Pass By: Hertford College, Catte Street, Oxford OX1 3BW England

This is one of multiple colleges which we will introduce on the route. There are 38 colleges at Oxford university and which colleges we may visit inside varies from one day to the next, depending on which colleges may be open.

This college is not open to the public.

Pass By: The Turf, 4 Bath Place, Oxford OX1 3SU England

We often stop by this famous pub- this is where Bill Clinton never inhaled....

Pass By: New College, Holywell Street, Oxford OX1 3BN England

This is one of multiple colleges which we will introduce on the route. There are 38 colleges at Oxford university and which colleges we may visit inside varies from one day to the next, depending on which colleges may be open.

Occasionally we visit this tour but at additional cost to pay on the day as this college costs £8 per person to enter

Pass By: Trinity College, Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BH England

This is one of multiple colleges which we will introduce on the route. There are 38 colleges at Oxford university and which colleges we may visit inside varies from one day to the next, depending on which colleges may be open.

Trinity has a £3 entry fee.

Stop At: University Church of St. Mary the Virgin, The High Street University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 4BJ England

We often visit inside this church. It's free entry.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: St. Michael at the North Gate, Cornmarket Street, Oxford OX1 3EY England

We always introduce the Saxon Tower and the church here from outside.

Duration: 5 minutes

Inclusions
  • Please see EXCLUSIONS section below for any dates with limited college entry eg graduations, Xmas
  • This tour includes entry to one college but option to pay for extra entry fees of extra colleges too
  • If you book at least 2 days ahead & request a foreign language tour, sometimes this is possible.

Exclusions
  • Christmas notice: colleges are usually all closed from approx Dec 21 to Jan 2nd
  • This specific tour never visits inside Christ church (which costs £18 per person entry).
  • GRADUATION DATES: we cannot always guarantee entry inside any colleges or venues
  • 2024 Graduation dates, there may be few or no colleges open includes....
  • January 20, Feb 24, March 2, May 11, May 18 of 2024
  • Tours are only offered in foreign languages, if adequate advance notice 2 days ahead & at £250 cost!
  • Average duration 90-120 minutes and tour to cater to your special interests (let us know on the day or in advance).
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Tours are in English but where possible and with at least 24 hours notice, we may be able to provide a tour in a foreign language.
  • Please note that as the university colleges are private institutions, we can't always guarantee entry to colleges but it is very rare that we cannot get entry into at least 1 or 2 colleges on the tour. Please take note of any advertised university graduation dates mentioned below, as those dates can have less options of colleges to visit.
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 14 hours of travel. In this case confirmation will be received as soon as possible, subject to availability
Departure Point

15-16 Broad St, Oxford OX1 3AS, UK


Return Details

Oxford, UK

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

90 to 120 minutes


User's Reviews

carlapF6546QX

19 Aug, 2023

Peter took as around he was late to the appointment. We were waiting over 20 minutes . Thought it was very interesting but didn’t see much as he had other tours. Felt very rushed. We had taken a private tour. He promised lots of things but didn’t do any.

gregory s

19 Jun, 2023

What a brilliant tour. Renata is very knowledgeable and has a great personality. We learned a lot and enjoyed it. She worked at our pace.

Lisa_A

26 Apr, 2023

Peter was a wonderful tour guide!! Would highly recommend this tour! He was very witty and told great stories about the many Oxford Colleges and landmarks we saw on the tour. His personalized attention (and delicious chocolates) made for a wonderful afternoon. There are so many places to see in Oxford; we would definitely go again!!

BarbaraGras73

18 Dec, 2022

A very nice guy brought us around the Oxford village telling us many curious anecdotes of the village and Harry Potter's saga. He even made us dress up like wizards to take pictures in the divinity school. It was funny. I recommend this tour.

Ashley_C

26 Nov, 2022

This tour was our very favorite thing of our weeklong trip! It was an easy train ride from London and gave us a chance to see what life is like outside of the big city. Our guide, Murray, was a student at Oxford and was very knowledgeable about the history of the area as well as the university. He had many interesting stories that were entertaining for our teenagers. He gave us a really great feel for what life is like in the city and also as a student. He knew a lot about the architecture and history of individual buildings also. We did a two hour walking tour and felt like we got a really good overview of the city/university as a whole and he even gave us some ideas of things to do and places to eat after our tour was over. We would definitely recommend this tour and guide to anyone coming to the UK!

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